Investing.com -- Japanese scientific equipment manufacturer Shimadzu has reached an agreement to acquire European electron microscope maker Tescan Group for $678 million from private equity firm ...

Scientists say their new insights into how a key brain protein works could help resolve a long-standing question in molecular ...

Researchers from Skoltech Engineering Center's Hierarchically Structured Materials Laboratory have developed a new method to ...

This corralled supercooled liquid relies on the surprising property that some atoms in a liquid remain stationary regardless ...

Male infertility is a major issue worldwide and its causes remain unclear. Now, an international team of researchers led by ...

For the first time, researchers have been able to show how a cell closes the door to free radicals—small oxygen molecules ...

In a short talk at Caltech, physicist Richard Feynman laid out a vision of manipulating and controlling atoms at the tiniest ...

Common Hoverfly Parasitoid Wasps! Today we're looking at a wasp I found in my backyard. This little insect lays its eggs inside of other hosts (hoverflys), which consumes the hoverfly larva from the ...

New research offers clearer insight into how phase transitions unfold at the atomic scale in real materials. When ice turns into water, the change happens almost instantly. Once the melting ...

Largest deposit of pure black jade, called nephrite, is discovered in China, and it could revolutionize the world of jewelry.

Could drinking green tea help prevent Alzheimer's disease? Here's what the science says about the promising link between ...

Fibrous materials are used extensively in many industries, including biomedicine, energy production, acoustic insulation, and ...